U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, candidate for U.S. Senate, has sponsored 106 bills and resolutions in Congress. Search this data by type of bill, such as military or education. Each bill was categorized two ways.

The categories used are: government functions (a catch-all category for changes to the operations of government), regulations (which could mean an effort to strip regulation away or a push to enact new government requirements), taxes (usually tax relief), military (pertaining to members of the armed services or veterans or operations related to the military), college tuition (which includes funding for higher-education programs), safety (regulations meant to protect the public), individual rights, guns, social issues, social services, resolutions, Iowa or American pride, economic development, education, energy, agriculture, spending, transportation, courts/law, elections, oversight, homeschooling, immigration, foreign affairs and health.

Note: Does not include Braley's nearly 1,500 co-sponsored bills in his eight years in office. It's a common practice in Congress for dozens of representatives to sign on as co-sponsors, then have little involvement with advancing the bill.

Source: Register analysis of Iowa legislature and U.S. Congressional records

Establish a common fund to pay claims to the Americans held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as class members in case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Rulemaking. Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1947) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018.

School testing. Award grants to states to: (1) develop, improve and implement state reporting and information systems that measure conditions for learning, based on surveys of school students and staff; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofit organizations that use such measurement systems to make comprehensive improvements to school-level conditions for learning.

Doctor shortage for veterans. Designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) automatically as health professional shortage areas. Directs the secretary of Health and Human Services to consult with the secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

Incentive to hire veterans. Allow employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard, and (2) make such credit with respect to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard permanent.

Unbiased redistricting. Requires any congressional redistricting conducted by a state to be conducted in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan agency of the legislative branch of the state government and enacted into law by the state.

Increase the child tax credit in taxable years beginning in 2014 or 2015. The maximum amount of such credit per child increases to $2,000, and (2) the rate of the refundable portion of such credit rises from 15 percent to 30 percent of earned income.